Off the Shelf: Reading key to a not-dumber summer

Are children getting dumber over the summer? The truth is that even children who have access to a quality education during the school year still fall behind if they don't continue to have access to books and opportunities to engage their minds during the summer. This is especially true for reluctant or struggling readers who stop reading during the summer months.

Children who lose reading levels over the summer are victims of summer slide. This is a phenomenon teachers see each fall when a student comes back to school after summer break, testing at lower levels than they did in the spring. Scholastic.com points out three ways to avoid summer slide for the children in your life.

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